The little minutes are everywhere, and you didn’t even realize they existed.

How much more reading could you get done if you only read in the little minutes? Probably a lot.

The most important thing here is to not waste the little minutes!

Here’s how to take advantage of them…

Step 5: Don’t Waste the Little Minutes

So now you know you have the little minutes — the extra time, but what do you do with it?

You have options! Here are some ideas for filling the little minutes:

Carry a book – This is a common one, and for good reason. Always have a book with you, because you don’t always know when the little minutes will appear. Perhaps you thought you had a 2:00 meeting with your boss, but your 2:00 is his 2:15. Pull out that book.

Keep podcasts on your phone – You may have an app for listening to podcasts, but do you keep a few downloaded on your phone? What if you’re in a place with terrible service? I suggest keeping a couple podcasts on your phone for that reason. I know I do.

Find a productive app – My weapon on choice is Blinkist, a website and app full of the best book summaries I’ve ever read. I read a book summary here and there as a break when I’m working, and I use the Blinkist app to fill the little minutes throughout my day.

Keep a “little to-do list” – I follow David Allen’s two-minute rule, which is “anything that can be done in less than two minutes, do it immediately,” but there are those five, ten and 15 minute tasks. Keep a list of them, as well as other projects that you can work on for a few minutes at a time. When the little minutes pop up, that to-do list pops out.

Those are just a few ideas.

I’m sure you can think of more that fit your life.

It may sound daunting at first to track all of your time, and keep a list of ways to fill the little minutes, but you’ll get used to it.

You only have to track your time for a week, or just a few days if you want.

You will develop a habit of doing your go-to thing(s) to fill the little minutes.

It will become a killer second instinct.

You’ll be amazed at the results you see from a few minutes here and there.

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